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The Birmingham League second team finished fifth last
season and reached the Terrill Trophy Semi-final.
BDCL Division 2A
Fixtures 2009-10
Olton A v Olton B
Despite a big difference in grades, the match stood at 3-2 to the A team at
adjournment. Robert Reynolds drew with Steve Chadaway on board 2, followed by
Richard Reynolds and Jim McDonald on top board. Ken Allen was on the attack on
board 3 against Andy Cottom, but gave away a piece. His attack seemed to give
some compensation, but the game ended in a draw. Dave Cheshire won a pawn
against Tom Burgess on four, but was unable to make further progress. Richard
Liszewski on board 5 had Warren Archibald's King's-side under attack from all
angles and eventually broke through for a good win. John Llewelyn, standing in as
reserve adjourned against Jim Gillespie on board 6 and won shortly after.
Solihull v Olton
A generally poor performance saw losses across the board, some from reasonable
positions. Dave Cheshire lost early on board 5 and Ken Allen blundered on board
4 from a position of strength 2 pawns up. Robert Reynolds drew after a very odd
opening sequence on board 2 and he was eventually joined by Trevor Holt on
three. Richard reynolds got into a mess on the QR file, but counter-attacked on
the King-side. A couple of piece sacrifices ensued, but the opponent's backward
minor pieces somehow held together to stave off the attack. Richard Liszewski on
board 6 had dangerous passed pawns in the centre of the board, but his opponent
somehow side-stepped these for a winning attack.
Olton v Wolverhampton
Robert Reynolds drew early on board 2. Trevor Holt had a typically exciting
game, which ended in a win. Richard Reynolds on one won a pawn and pursued a
win, despite various distractions. Unfortunately, a blunder lost a piece and the
game. Dave Cheshire drew on board 5 and Jim McDonald in as reserve won on bottom
board. Ken Allen finally won on board 4 for a good team victory.
Stourbridge v Olton
Ken Allen drew first on board 3, followed by Steve Chadaway on board
6. Both games showed some promise. Robert Reynolds on two and Dave Cheshire on
board 4 both had fairly tame draws. Richard Liszewski's position on five ended
in a blocked position and was also drawn. Richard Reynolds on top board held on
for 30 odd moves but eventually lost.
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8/9/2009 |
Olton A |
4-2 |
Olton B |
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21/10/2009 |
Solihull |
5-1 |
Olton |
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3/11/2009 |
Olton |
4-2 |
Wolverhampton |
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11/11/2009 |
Stourbridge |
3½-2½ |
Olton |
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7/12/2009 |
South B'ham |
v |
Olton |
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26/1/2010 |
Olton |
v |
West Brom |
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11/2/2010 |
Tamworth |
v |
Olton |
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18/2/2010 |
Warley Quinborne |
v |
Olton |
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23/2/2010 |
Olton |
v |
Greenlands |
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23/3/2010 |
Olton |
v |
Mutual Circle |
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31/3/2010 |
Boldmere SM |
v |
Olton |
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13/4/2010 |
Olton |
v |
Birmingham |
Trophy matches
Terrill Trophy
- Round 1 - Monday 28th
September, South B'ham II v Olton
Richard Reynolds got into a mess, but scraped a draw on board 1. Robert
Reynolds drew early on on two, but Dave Cheshire won on board 5. Ken Allen
on board 4 was winning all the way and eventually found the final blow,
leaving Trevor Holt to agree a draw in a worse position. Richard Liszewski
adjourned on board 6.
- Round 2
Tuesday 17th November - Olton IIA v Olton I
Robert Reynolds on board 1 missed a combination from Phil Holt which
finished the game abruptly. Richard Reynolds should have beaten Richard
Smith on two, but missed an easy finish and lost on time. A third of the
winner's moves were made by his King. Ken Allen drew early on against Dave
Gostelow on board 3 and Dave Cheshire's draw with Rob Wallman on five was
fairly predictable. Steve Chadaway was two pawns down on board six against
Mark Cundy, but held on for a draw. The match is in the hands of Trevor Holt
and Alan Lloyd.
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